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Letterman's Last 'Late Show' - Jay Thomas

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  Actor and Broadcaster Jay Thomas has been part of a Late Show with David Letterman tradition since 1998 where he and Letterman take turns throwing footballs at the Late Show Christmas tree to try and knock a giant meatball off its perch at the top.

Jay Thomas will be in our region June 6th as part of the Berkshire Playwright’s Lab Gala at the Mahaiwe Theatre in Great Barrington, MA. He joins us this morning to talk about Dave and how he became part of Late Show tradition.

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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